Careful with those ones, mine ripped after some use. I wasn't sitting on it, but one of my colleagues got a nice surprise.
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Motorcycle Camping
- Thread starter irenictiger
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Careful with those ones, mine ripped after some use. I wasn't sitting on it, but one of my colleagues got a nice surprise.
Just found a beauty of a touring / camping machine, I can even bring the dog!
http://montreal.en.craigslist.ca/mcy/2236264065.html
http://montreal.en.craigslist.ca/mcy/2236264065.html
NEED FASTER
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Just get one of these and throw everything in...
http://www.thirdwheeltrailers.com/index.php/home
They even have one for pets... lol
http://www.thirdwheeltrailers.com/index.php/home
They even have one for pets... lol
irenictiger
Well-known member
costs more than mine.
I've recently started using a cpap machine and i'm trying to figure out how i'm going to bring it and a power pack with me on my trip out west for my cousin's wedding this summer.
cargo wise I have a tank bag where i expect to keep my purse, snacks, clear visor, rain gear and other must have handy stuff. two givi 38L hard cases. to the top of the givi rack i'm expecting to strap my tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad and a small gas can. I'm debating between cooking food or eating on the run. cooking food means bringing a stove and cooking utensils, eating on the run is a little more costly but frees up a shwack of space. Being limited on time (looking at doing 900km a day, expecting to ride 10 hours a day with breaks) not wasting time cooking and cleaning is also appealing.
irenictiger
Well-known member
yeah i'm thinking of just paying for meals but does add up fast :S
roadhamr
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doing 900 kms a day and camping at night you may want to just eat on the run. the extra time and BS associated with packing all the gear and preparing food would be a pain. as long as you can get decent food and eat a balanced diet because contrary to so many who dont ride there is quite a bit of fatigue when riding long distances for long hours. be careful and have a great trip!
My first bike camping trip was up to Thunder Bay. Preparation is key in your gear selection and packing. Google for a checklist will help. Ontario Parks are great online reservations, plan well ahead of time. I ate on the road before hitting my sites. Agreed that wine/liquor is easier to transport than beer. What kind of bike are you riding? Always best to do a few test runs on your set-up as some can require some creativity (as mine did). My setup worked very well with a GEARS tail bag, tent in one drybag and sleeping bag in another and a small napsack. Leave the air mattress at home. You are camping. Camp. Bungy cords are your friend! I always found the Ontario parks employees to be very accomodating with dropping off my purchased firewood to my site (just have to wait a while).
I purchased a super compact single man tent at MEC designed for Bicycle touring. Works amazing!
Heading out to the Cabot Trail this summer. This thread has me contemplating camping again!
I purchased a super compact single man tent at MEC designed for Bicycle touring. Works amazing!
Heading out to the Cabot Trail this summer. This thread has me contemplating camping again!
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Mcfrizzle
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Hi everyone
I've had the urge to go motorcycle camping since last year but was never able to do so. Good thing cause all the advice and ideas that people on here have posted have been some very good ones and good things to consider before heading out...Like not using crappy bungee cords to secure your gear. The links to specific items has also been really useful as it streamlines the process of locating this gear.
I have been looking into small air compressors that can be stowed away between the fairing and the frame of the bike. I have found two which seem to be pretty decent and am wondering if anyone has advice on which one to get or if they have heard anything about either of these two below:
1: http://www.advdesigns.net/mitipukitwit.html
2: http://pashnit.com/product/cyclepump.html
The advice on being able to camp on crown land is nice to know cause I have, in my car, pulled off the road on to spots near the river and have had the police some and tell me I wasn't allowed to be there. Sometimes they were nice and let me stay the night but other times I had been kicked out on the spot. which isn't so bad when you are sleeping in a car and have no gear to set up or take down. Having had that happen to me I have always been a bit reluctant to go bike camping but less so now
I've had the urge to go motorcycle camping since last year but was never able to do so. Good thing cause all the advice and ideas that people on here have posted have been some very good ones and good things to consider before heading out...Like not using crappy bungee cords to secure your gear. The links to specific items has also been really useful as it streamlines the process of locating this gear.
I have been looking into small air compressors that can be stowed away between the fairing and the frame of the bike. I have found two which seem to be pretty decent and am wondering if anyone has advice on which one to get or if they have heard anything about either of these two below:
1: http://www.advdesigns.net/mitipukitwit.html
2: http://pashnit.com/product/cyclepump.html
The advice on being able to camp on crown land is nice to know cause I have, in my car, pulled off the road on to spots near the river and have had the police some and tell me I wasn't allowed to be there. Sometimes they were nice and let me stay the night but other times I had been kicked out on the spot. which isn't so bad when you are sleeping in a car and have no gear to set up or take down. Having had that happen to me I have always been a bit reluctant to go bike camping but less so now
Here are a few more options for you to consider:
The first kit is something you can put together from Walmart for around 25 dollars, in fact I bought a CTC air compressor for 6.99, threw the case away and plan on taking it to Newfoundland with me for roadside repairs.
The second kit seems great until you compare it to this $50 slime kit:
http://www.slime.com/product/111/Power-Sport-Tire-Inflator-(#40001).html
or a $22 similar product:
http://www.aviciouscycle.ca/klrcompressor.html
Note that it reaches 300psi, slow but sure. I needed 150psi to seat a very tight bead on my tubed front tire for one tire.
Then again, why not hit up mec with $10 for this, but you'll need five cartridges for a sport bike tire:
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_...4442622662&FOLDER<>folder_id=2534374302888433
Foolproof? $27.00 CO2 and manual pump:
http://www.aviciouscycle.ca/co2pump.html
The first kit is something you can put together from Walmart for around 25 dollars, in fact I bought a CTC air compressor for 6.99, threw the case away and plan on taking it to Newfoundland with me for roadside repairs.
The second kit seems great until you compare it to this $50 slime kit:
http://www.slime.com/product/111/Power-Sport-Tire-Inflator-(#40001).html
or a $22 similar product:
http://www.aviciouscycle.ca/klrcompressor.html
Note that it reaches 300psi, slow but sure. I needed 150psi to seat a very tight bead on my tubed front tire for one tire.
Then again, why not hit up mec with $10 for this, but you'll need five cartridges for a sport bike tire:
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_...4442622662&FOLDER<>folder_id=2534374302888433
Foolproof? $27.00 CO2 and manual pump:
http://www.aviciouscycle.ca/co2pump.html
Hi everyone
I've had the urge to go motorcycle camping since last year but was never able to do so. Good thing cause all the advice and ideas that people on here have posted have been some very good ones and good things to consider before heading out...Like not using crappy bungee cords to secure your gear. The links to specific items has also been really useful as it streamlines the process of locating this gear.
I have been looking into small air compressors that can be stowed away between the fairing and the frame of the bike. I have found two which seem to be pretty decent and am wondering if anyone has advice on which one to get or if they have heard anything about either of these two below:
1: http://www.advdesigns.net/mitipukitwit.html
2: http://pashnit.com/product/cyclepump.html
The advice on being able to camp on crown land is nice to know cause I have, in my car, pulled off the road on to spots near the river and have had the police some and tell me I wasn't allowed to be there. Sometimes they were nice and let me stay the night but other times I had been kicked out on the spot. which isn't so bad when you are sleeping in a car and have no gear to set up or take down. Having had that happen to me I have always been a bit reluctant to go bike camping but less so now
Mcfrizzle
Active member
Thank you Rotten_Ronnie for those I had been looking at the slime ones but since I was going from site to site trying to take a glance at a little bit of everything that people mentioned on I totally missed their compact version that would fit on my bike.
Do you know if they sell those within the gta? I looked at their site and it seems to route me to sites all over Canada and the closest one that it showed me here was Peterborough. Which CTC one did you rip apart cause I have a car compressor but don't think it would shrink down all that well?
http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum/member.php?7641-Rotten_Ronnie
Do you know if they sell those within the gta? I looked at their site and it seems to route me to sites all over Canada and the closest one that it showed me here was Peterborough. Which CTC one did you rip apart cause I have a car compressor but don't think it would shrink down all that well?
http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum/member.php?7641-Rotten_Ronnie
They had one on sale for $6.99... I'll see if I can find it for you.
It was very similar to this one, but with an analog pressure dial at the top, this one seems to be digital:
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brow...2BJust%2BIn%2BCase%2BCompressor.jsp?locale=en
Go for the one from Aviciouscycle, it's palm sized, lose the case and it'd fit on your bike, or you could just carry five CO2 cartridges and a valve...
It was very similar to this one, but with an analog pressure dial at the top, this one seems to be digital:
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brow...2BJust%2BIn%2BCase%2BCompressor.jsp?locale=en
Go for the one from Aviciouscycle, it's palm sized, lose the case and it'd fit on your bike, or you could just carry five CO2 cartridges and a valve...
Mcfrizzle
Active member
I do like the idea of the co2 ones; the only problem thing i have against those is that once they are empty that's all you get. My first flat that I got in my bike was a nail or something that ended up puncturing two spots on my tire. Through the tread and the sidewall. dumb me, not knowing what a flat felt like and just assuming that the rain was the cause for the heavy bike feeling i rode about 50km on the flat. Even with using a compressor I needed two plugs and a bunch of air cause the first plug didn't take so I had to do it twice. if it had been CO2 I wouldn't have had enough to get me back on the road safely. That tiny one looks pretty nice and I'll just have to get some gear clamps or something so that I can mount it against the frame just inside the rear fairing. There's a nice little cavity in there that it would fit. I'll either have to cut the cig end off or make an adapter so that I can use alligator clips as my bike doesn't come with a cig outlet.
More worried about getting a good comfortable nights sleep as the camping is just recharging my body for the next day's abuse. My days of roughing it because I can are over, I'll sacrifice the space needed for a mattress of some sort so I get a great sleep. While I'm willing to camp at the side of the road I want some comfort.
You can get yourself a self inflating mattress. It will roll up to the same size as a camping mat.
I have one and I love it, you wont feel a stone or branch under you.
You can get yourself a self inflating mattress. It will roll up to the same size as a camping mat.
I have one and I love it, you wont feel a stone or branch under you.
Where did you get this Rafiki? Woud love to find something like this.
homme de fer
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MEC has all kinds of sleeping matts. I had a self inflating one but it didn't give me the relief I was looking for so I bought an air mattress that you blow up and it does wonders. The mattress itself folds smaller than any of the self inflating ones but provides way more comfort. Can remember the name of it.
On the topic of tents, I have one of these:
http://dualsportplus.com/camping_gear/nomad_tents.html
It's maybe a bit big for camping on an SS, but when you have a gravel truck of a GS it's just right. Super roomy inside, easy to set up, and has the huge vestibule where you can get your bike out of the elements, or just sit and have a beer out of the rain. Spendy but excellent.
http://dualsportplus.com/camping_gear/nomad_tents.html
It's maybe a bit big for camping on an SS, but when you have a gravel truck of a GS it's just right. Super roomy inside, easy to set up, and has the huge vestibule where you can get your bike out of the elements, or just sit and have a beer out of the rain. Spendy but excellent.
dblEspresso
Well-known member
Anyone try MC camping with one of these? http://hennessyhammock.com/ Seems like it would be particularly suitable for a bike since you don't have to worry about poles. You do need to have trees around, but that shouldn't be a problem for most areas in Ontario. I haven't tried it myself, but those who have claim it is comfortable (more so than a traditional hammock). It can also double as a camp chair.
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